4 Parties to Enter Bulgaria's Next Parliament - Poll
Elections 2013 | May 9, 2013, Thursday // 17:55| views
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At least four political parties will surely have lawmakers in Bulgaria’s next Parliament, according to a poll conducted by Alpha Research.
The center-right GERB party of former PM Boyko Borisov (2009-2013) is projected to win 33% of the vote, while GERB’s main foe, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, is expected to gather 28%.
The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms comes third with 10%, followed by the ultranationalist Attack (7.5%).
One more party appears likely to enter the Parliament. The right-wing Bulgaria for Citizens of former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has 4%, which is exactly the election threshold.
The poll suggests that four other parties stand an outside chance of obtaining seats in Parliament.
A total of 21% of voters are undecided, while 25% have declared that they will not go to the polls.
The survey has been requested by dnevnik.bg.
Borisov’s Cabinet resigned amid massive anti-poverty protests in February, prompting President Rosen Plevneliev to adjourn the Parliament, appoint a caretaker Cabinet and schedule elections for May 12.
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